The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-12
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fact clear and that is that the men
have been almost wholly dependent
upon eapitalistic papers for reports Of
progress. These reports being always
colored and sometimes delibe ate lies
have, a. intended. weakened the spirits
Of the men and given courage and
strength TO the EMPLOYING companies.
Tie labor organizations can never win
until they establish and maintain
daily paper In each Of the large cities.
The capitalistic dAilies are supported by
the patronage Of the working people,
and at the same time the papers are
giving their entire efforts to ioiuring
workingmen's interests.
II one fourth Of the labor patronage
now given to capiialistic dailies vas
withdrawn and given to labor dailies,
more than half the money and half the
courage also now wasted on Intellectual
strikes would DO saved.
Ifa labor daily cannot have a fair
show on the associated press dispatches
Il can easily take advantage Of the stu.
alton. No laborine man reads his paper
before going TO work In the morning,
md by issuing the labor edition at b
m. they will have chance at the as.
sccialed press dispatches published that
,fme morning BY the capiialistic papers
present laborers buy capitalistic
Dor In the morning. look at the lead
!, ga. read a portion Of the parer at noon
and finish It at night. A labor paper
coming out each night will answer this
demand just as well.
But this Is not all. The associated
press Is capitallstic and all out Of tosn
news needs to be published under head
ing that will keep the labofer always on
his guard.
To illustrate the situation, suppose We
take three daiies, one in New York, one
In Chicago and one Ia ST. Louis. When
the strike Is In New York the local
daily will give the news there and give
daily reply TO the falsehoods published
by the capitalis,ic dailies. All promi-
nent lies sent out by the associated
press for morning publications can be
noticed and contradic,ed by brivate dis
patches to Chicago aud st. Louis in time
TO publish that evening the truth and
ia!sehoods side by side. This course
will greatly aid In Oh owing up the true
character Of the capitalistic press and
inducing useful people TO shun them
and hold under suspicion all they pub
lish.
Working people can aford'to boycott
the capitalistic papers only In so far as
their places are srtpplIelby labor papers.
When working people once find that the
labor papers cover the whole ground
and give the truth the capi,alistic papers
will be boycolted without the asking.
II aportion OF the time. money and
energy now given to strikes was turned
to The establishment and support Of good
la or papers, daily and weekly Issues,
much more could be accomplished.
Probably there Ii not .u.;der of The
ENQUIRER who Is not proud Of 1t. or does
not look for each weeks issue with
pleasure, yet 10 like every other labor
paper is not we'll supported, It ought to
have that support that would make il a
sixteen page weekly. that would give
four pages TO labor. four TO advertising z
and eight to general reading matter In
cluding one or two good stores each
week, and published nj sl year. II
can and ought to>be done and would lie
II the labor organizations would give
sufficient time and argument 10 the I'm.
portauce OF the labor press Labor can
easily support at least a hundred sieh
papers as have described and have all
parts ofthe country we'll represented,
and every city that supports a capital.
istic daily can support labor daily.
good one-cent evening paper.
II labor Is TO give special attention to
the ballot a large number Of solid news.
papers are the first important thing.
Every public speech delivered In behalf
OF labor is so garbled and reported by
the eapitalistic press that the report goes
TO laborers and does more harm than
the speech did good.
IL We had had one good English labor
daily we'll supported In Chicago last
sum mer aud fall the Anarchists would
never have been convicted, the eight.
hour move would have been A success
and the great packing house strike would
not have been heard OF.
SO long as our enemies are LEFT TO tell
tie story Of our efforts We shall never
have full confidence In ourselves. Their
purpose is to destroy our efforts and We
canno. escape the con,agion willie We
read their papers. Every working per.
son who is not giving some Ell ,rt to the
support OF tho iabor papers is nerlec,nv
the most important feature Of the Cause
can see no reason why a proposed
eiIike should not be discussed In ,hs
I'pers from the moment 1t is first
ilousht Of. This floating scab element
that rushes to the place Of every strike,
II they knew Of all the strikes eon,em.
plated In their immediate neghborhood
would Ia iocl,o.l A. II. -.